A fascinating new study reveals that a massive chunk of Earth’s crust, buried deep beneath the Midwest, is slowly pulling ...

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar caused widespread shaking and likely considerable damage because of a lack of buildings ...

Earthquakes have affected our planet's history and geography over millions of years. While tremors can occur worldwide, some ...

On March 28, 2025, a significant seismic event unfolded in the ocean depths of the central Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Recorded as a magnitude 6.1 earthquake by the United States Geologic ...

Thailand ranks 59th for earthquakes, with 59 tremors recorded this year, the strongest reaching a magnitude of 4.9.

This is called a destructive or convergent plate boundary. When the plates ... on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, where the Eurasian and North American Plates are moving apart, is the perfect ...

We started running for the stairs." Yes. "This region is right on the boundary between the Indian plate and the Eurasian plate," says Maureen Long, a professor in the Department of Earth and ...

The USGS reports that the earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 6 miles, resulting in severe shaking and substantial damage in a roughly 125-mile-long, 10-mile-wide corridor stretching north ...